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in a race against the clock. >>> the senate passes a fiscal cliff bill. >> president obama says the agreement is the, quote, right thing to do for our country. but now the legislation moves to the house where its future is uncertain. fox's patty ann brown has the story. >> reporter: senate lawmaker voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> reporter: vice president joe biden in a visit to the capitol monday night maybing the pact he negotiated with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. prior to the vote, the vice president said he felt confident about the deal but stayed away from making any predicts. >> having been in the senate as long as i have, there are two things you shouldn't do. you shouldn't predict how the senate is going to vote before they vote. you won't make a lot of money. and number two, you surely shouldn't predict how the how is going to vote. i feel very, very good. >> reporter: if passed by the house, the deal would stop most tax increases and spending cuts aimed at the pentagon and domestic programs that
in a race against the clock. >>> the senate passes a fiscal cliff bill. >> president obama says the agreement is the, quote, right thing to do for our country. but now the legislation moves to the house where its future is uncertain. fox's patty ann brown has the story. >> reporter: senate lawmaker voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> reporter: vice president joe biden in a visit to the...
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any race against the clock, the senate has passed a bill to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> president obama says the green is the, quote, right thing to do for our country. the legislation now moves to the house where its future is unknown. fox's patty ann brown has the story. >> reporter: senate lawmaker voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> vice president joe biden in a visit to the capitol monday night explaining the pact he northed with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. prior to the vote, the vice president said he felt confident about the deal but stayed away from making any predictions. >> having been in the senate along as i have, there are two things you shouldn't do. you shouldn't predict how the senate will vote before they vote. you won't make a lot of money. and number two, you surely shouldn't predict how the house is going to vote. >> reporter: if passed by the house, it would stop many of the spending cuts. >> middle class families will wake up today to at assurance that their taxes won't go up. >> r
any race against the clock, the senate has passed a bill to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> president obama says the green is the, quote, right thing to do for our country. the legislation now moves to the house where its future is unknown. fox's patty ann brown has the story. >> reporter: senate lawmaker voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> vice president joe biden in a visit to the capitol monday night...
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to mislead the american public with this cynical bill. >> so it's not a perfect package. but it is something that gets us by while we tackle the larger issues in the next congress. i pray god that next congress is more willing to compromise than this. >> democrats in the house met with vice president joe biden today. he's urging their support for the deal passed by the senate. the holdup on the other side seems to be a desire for much more in the way of federal spending cuts. it's still a game of wait and see with severe consequences for most americans. being staying on top of the hill and have the very latest for you tonight on the 10:00 news. >> all right. let's join fox 5 political analyst to get more insight on this. mark, how is the president i guess going to claim total victory if in fact he's raising tax rates on the rich but ultimately going up. he said it was 250,000 and now gone up to 4 or 450. >> that's right. plan b, john boehner, the leader of the rublicans offered to do it at a million. in a way, the republicans were defeated in terms of getting it up to a m
to mislead the american public with this cynical bill. >> so it's not a perfect package. but it is something that gets us by while we tackle the larger issues in the next congress. i pray god that next congress is more willing to compromise than this. >> democrats in the house met with vice president joe biden today. he's urging their support for the deal passed by the senate. the holdup on the other side seems to be a desire for much more in the way of federal spending cuts. it's...
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president obama. he knows it, and he ran on it. >> bill: now, that's the truth. and there's no denying the statistics in exit polling. however some liberal americans were outraged that i would actually say the truth and i'll tell yu ou why in a moment. and eight days after, mitt romney held a conference with his donors and say pretty much what i said. >> and what president obama did was focus on members in his base coalition and give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> bill: again, that's the truth. and here is the backup. 20% of those who voted on election day make under $30,000 a year. those folks are either poor or close to it. many of those voters receive entitlements, food stamps, housing subsidies, that kind of thing and of course, they don't want the programs cut or reorganized. among americans making less than 30,000 bucks a year, 63%, 63% voted for barack obama. just 35% voted for mitt romney. from that group, the president received about 7 million more votes than romney did.
president obama. he knows it, and he ran on it. >> bill: now, that's the truth. and there's no denying the statistics in exit polling. however some liberal americans were outraged that i would actually say the truth and i'll tell yu ou why in a moment. and eight days after, mitt romney held a conference with his donors and say pretty much what i said. >> and what president obama did was focus on members in his base coalition and give them extraordinary financial gifts from the...
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now president obama is calling on the house to pass the bill without delay. the bill stops most of the tax hikes and spending cuts that were to kick in at midnight. sarah mergener is here with more. >> reporter: a deal now is on the books to avert some of the impact of the fiscal cliff which technically we have gone over. now it is up to the house. in the early morning hours of new year's day, the senate began voting on a bill to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. >> the bill as amended has passed. >> reporter: the senate voted 89-8 to avoid tax hikes for 99% of all americans. >> this shouldn't be the model for how we do things around here. but i think we can say we've done some good for the country. >> reporter: if the bill eventually becomes law the bush era tax cuts will be permanently extended for everyone making less than $400,000 a year. and families making less than $450,000 a year. it will also keep the alternative minimum tax for the wealthy from hitting millions of middle class families. >> middle-class families will wake up today to the assurance th
now president obama is calling on the house to pass the bill without delay. the bill stops most of the tax hikes and spending cuts that were to kick in at midnight. sarah mergener is here with more. >> reporter: a deal now is on the books to avert some of the impact of the fiscal cliff which technically we have gone over. now it is up to the house. in the early morning hours of new year's day, the senate began voting on a bill to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. >> the bill as...
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president obama call would the bill right for the country. number four, fourth anniversary of the shooting death of oscar grant. he was shot by a b.a.r.t. police officer in a ruckus gathering. the officer was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two years in prison. number 5, floats are ready and the fans are lining the streets. that is in a few hours from now. pasadena smelled like roses when the parade got under way. keep an eye out for the kids in blue. and stanford takes on wisconsin for football action. going for the rose bowl. good morning america is coming up next . 8:00 rose parade kicks off and you can watch it here on abc 7 . mike shuman is in pasadena for the rose bowl. you can see the report later today on abc sen. knowing him, he will have a great time. weather for the game. >> lots of sunshine and maybe a passing cloud or two. >> and for us. >> thanks. it is pair the air and there could be poor air quality in the north bay. traveling today. light rain in the santa cruz mountains and most of the states will be dry. in fact
president obama call would the bill right for the country. number four, fourth anniversary of the shooting death of oscar grant. he was shot by a b.a.r.t. police officer in a ruckus gathering. the officer was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two years in prison. number 5, floats are ready and the fans are lining the streets. that is in a few hours from now. pasadena smelled like roses when the parade got under way. keep an eye out for the kids in blue. and stanford takes on wisconsin...
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bill. >> steve: it hits the fan today. they kicked the can down to today and it hits the fan today. >> when you talk about happy new year. this is tax day for us in our industry. it hits the entire medical device industry for the biggest companies to smallest. the industry, over 2 million jobs are supported and 80% of those jobs are in companies with 50 employees or less. so it's a small innovative industry. >> juliet: you have 19 employees and now they're working with you. they're not upset with you. but they're trying to work with you. what are some of the things they're doing to sacrifice? >> we're like family, it's a small company. for example, for christmas instead of taking christmas bonuses, we gave them the week off in between christmas and new year, just so that could help out financially. >> juliet: you haven't taken a paycheck in a while? >> you do what you have to do. we want to keep our people working and trying to find our ways. we're experts in medical device and trying to find other things. it's not just me
bill. >> steve: it hits the fan today. they kicked the can down to today and it hits the fan today. >> when you talk about happy new year. this is tax day for us in our industry. it hits the entire medical device industry for the biggest companies to smallest. the industry, over 2 million jobs are supported and 80% of those jobs are in companies with 50 employees or less. so it's a small innovative industry. >> juliet: you have 19 employees and now they're working with you....
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the policy the obama administration is pursuing a similar to that of bill clinton. a few years ago, forbes magazine, not a liberal magazine, had a polling about the fiscal health of the country and clinton was that number one. if people really cared about the direction of the country, we do have a source that is ranked with the democratic approach as the most sound of any president. i think people just need to think about that. that's all i have to say. host: we have live coverage on c-span of both the house and senate of the fiscal cliff negotiations. the senate is on session on c- span2. they're not doing anything right now waiting for the house to take action, but they are in session just in case there are amendments to the bill that passed last night. they have done their portion to start this off. the house is in recess subject to the call of the chair, so we do not know the status if and when they could call back, but right now does not look like it will happen right away. house republicans have met in conference. house democrats met in conference. house democ
the policy the obama administration is pursuing a similar to that of bill clinton. a few years ago, forbes magazine, not a liberal magazine, had a polling about the fiscal health of the country and clinton was that number one. if people really cared about the direction of the country, we do have a source that is ranked with the democratic approach as the most sound of any president. i think people just need to think about that. that's all i have to say. host: we have live coverage on c-span of...
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today or tomorrow obama is believes we nothing good for the american people that. are now let's look at how two thousand and twelve on the whole unfollowed folded for america last year was a success for barack obama who secured his second term as president our washington correspondent says he not only succeeded in snatching victory from arch rival mitt romney but also votes from the third party candidates as well. there were cheers of relief here when he won i would say because the alternative was thought to be so much worse many voted out of fear that romney could win for them he was another george w. bush so whether americans have fallen out of love with obama the two thousand and eight euphoria was gone that's for sure back then there were these crowds you know in the streets all across the country shedding tears of joy so bad in their view where the eight years of bush presidency obama was we get the savior and then he went and saved the banks saved the auto industry something he took a special pride in during the election campaign but across the country people
today or tomorrow obama is believes we nothing good for the american people that. are now let's look at how two thousand and twelve on the whole unfollowed folded for america last year was a success for barack obama who secured his second term as president our washington correspondent says he not only succeeded in snatching victory from arch rival mitt romney but also votes from the third party candidates as well. there were cheers of relief here when he won i would say because the alternative...
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the bill passed the senate yesterday, and is now awaiting president obama's signature, senators barbara boxer and dianne feinstein sponsored the bill. the federal designation would likely bring a tourism boost. >>> the california supreme court ruled that people who get hurt on bumper cars and rough rides assume some risk when they decide to go on the ride. the ruling stemmed from a lawsuit brought by a san jose woman who fractured a wrist riding on a right at great america. >>> good evening to you. freezing temperatures returning to the bay area late tonight. looking at stormtracker 2 over the last several hours, we watched high clouds move through the bay area, now to the south of us, we're dealing with partly cloudy skies. outside our doors right now, widespread mid-30s, to low 40s. already cooling off. if this is just the beginning of your evening, 37 in santa rosa at midnight. 44 san francisco, where the fireworks will be going on. 38 in concord. 38degrees expected livermore now, with the partly cloudy skies, the calm conditions, we will be cooling off once again, back to 31 degrees
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the bill passed the senate yesterday, and is now awaiting president obama's signature, senators barbara boxer and dianne feinstein sponsored the bill. the federal designation would likely bring a tourism boost. >>> the california supreme court ruled that people who get hurt on bumper cars and rough rides assume some risk when they decide to go on the ride. the ruling stemmed from a lawsuit brought by a san jose woman who fractured a wrist riding on a right at great america. >>> good evening to you. freezing temperatures returning to the bay area late tonight. looking at stormtracker 2 over the last several hours, we watched high clouds move through the bay area, now to the south of us, we're dealing with partly cloudy skies. outside our doors right now, widespread mid-30s, to low 40s. already cooling off. if this is just the beginning of your evening, 37 in santa rosa at midnight. 44 san francisco, where the fireworks will be going on. 38 in concord. 38degrees expected livermore now, with the partly cloudy skies, the calm conditions, we will be cooling off once again, back to 31 degrees
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clean bill. none of the other stuff in it, like the wind power credit and all of this other stimulus junk. that would be what theteams are demanding. give it to them on monday. -- thursday, it will be a pure tax cut. >> by the time you get there, you have a market retook whatever is happening in washington. the asian markets open in 15 minutes. tomorrow market reacting to the past couple of days. steve, what about the premise they don't go forward with amending it. they pass it. all democratic votes and 40, 50 republican votes. >> that is probably the most likely outcome at this point unless they get to 218. it doesn't make sense to do this. the time to have had the fight over the substance in my view was in the past. i don't understand why there wasn't more coordination between the leaders in the house and senate on the republican side to get away from this. if you want to distance yourself, try to get this caines and create the caines a week or two ago and work together in both chambers in orde
clean bill. none of the other stuff in it, like the wind power credit and all of this other stimulus junk. that would be what theteams are demanding. give it to them on monday. -- thursday, it will be a pure tax cut. >> by the time you get there, you have a market retook whatever is happening in washington. the asian markets open in 15 minutes. tomorrow market reacting to the past couple of days. steve, what about the premise they don't go forward with amending it. they pass it. all...
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it worked, bill. the pr campaign that the media crafted worked. obama got reelected. but, here is the final point on this. when you have this messiah-type figure who also has a goody bag, who's handing out free stuff to people. hey, you want contraceptives? hey, they're free, i'll give it to you. you want money? i'll take it from this guy and give it to these people. that's a tough candidate to beat and the media created that image, which is totally false, he is a politician, at times a very nasty politician, but they created a kind of mother teresa character and it worked. >> moses, i think more moses than mother teresa,'s coming down, he's got the tablets, this is how we're going to do it, it's all going to work out. that's very good astute analysis. all right. inside the republican party there's a lot of anger and bitterness and finger pointing and blaming and we've got to change and what do you say? >> well, i say, first of all, you're absolutely right in what you said just now. what we're going to hear and we've already started hearing it, we nominated a moderate
it worked, bill. the pr campaign that the media crafted worked. obama got reelected. but, here is the final point on this. when you have this messiah-type figure who also has a goody bag, who's handing out free stuff to people. hey, you want contraceptives? hey, they're free, i'll give it to you. you want money? i'll take it from this guy and give it to these people. that's a tough candidate to beat and the media created that image, which is totally false, he is a politician, at times a very...
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. >> you wonder why barack obama could rnt do it? that's probably because the kind of case he had to make, somebody other than the president had to make. if the president himself says, you know we were in a terrible situation when i came in, it doesn't sound as compelling. >> i had a moment like that up in new hamp chir when clinton was running the first time. he had the problems with the girlfriend way back when. that was all behind him. and then he went out in front of these field houses in high school gyms and he spoke in the round. and he would go on the last question in the room he'd answer. and rick hertzburg said to me nobody in our generation can do that. only he can to that. >> what also impressed me about that, i was covering that very same series of events was his will. bill clinton's will to succeed. >> that's what separates. you take the worst falls in the world and come running back. anyway, another threat that derailed his campaign, and it was purely negative, although it was a pretty good day for mitt romney. the pres
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president obama said yesterday that he wanted to include that into the bill but in order to get it passed, he had to compromise himself. let's take a look at some video shot yesterday on the senate floor of the house. the 89-8 vote was cast around 2:00 a.m. the bill permanently extends the bush era tax cuts for 99% of americans. current spending levels will be offset by tax increases and some spending cuts, half to defense and half to domestic. let's take a listen. >> one thing we can count on with respect to this congress is that if there's even one second left before you have to do what you're supposed to do, they will use that last second. >> this is a mini cliff. the big cliff still lies in front of us. the big cliff -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: certainly some members of congress not happy with this deal that was struck last night. however, mitch mcconnell, a republican himself, says this was a good deal for americans. the house is back in session at noon and will likely take up this vote right away. back to you. >> thanks, deal yarks live on capitol hill -- delia, live on capitol hi
president obama said yesterday that he wanted to include that into the bill but in order to get it passed, he had to compromise himself. let's take a look at some video shot yesterday on the senate floor of the house. the 89-8 vote was cast around 2:00 a.m. the bill permanently extends the bush era tax cuts for 99% of americans. current spending levels will be offset by tax increases and some spending cuts, half to defense and half to domestic. let's take a listen. >> one thing we can...
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. >> know what makes barack obama happy? newt gingrich's backage. $1.6 million. gingrich not only teamed up with nancy pelosi on global warming, but together, they co-sponsored a bill that gave $60 million a year to a u.n. program parting china's brutal one-child policy. >> there's been discussion in my head on whether or not ads work in a general election. i don't think they work in presidential elections in october. but those ads out there -- tell me? >> primaries, they are deadly. particularly in republican primaries. that ad in particular for newt gingrich was devastating. because it hit -- it was the kitchen sink. it threw it all in there. >> what did it say about him that you didn't like? >> it said he's an insider, he's a washington pal. and, look, he even pals around with nancy pelosi. didn't we just fire her? >> didn't you see those loving looks that they managed to work with the camera shot? >> you know, real quick on that. the interesting thing, if i were newt, i would have pif votded o pivoted off that caption of him and nancy together because that's
. >> know what makes barack obama happy? newt gingrich's backage. $1.6 million. gingrich not only teamed up with nancy pelosi on global warming, but together, they co-sponsored a bill that gave $60 million a year to a u.n. program parting china's brutal one-child policy. >> there's been discussion in my head on whether or not ads work in a general election. i don't think they work in presidential elections in october. but those ads out there -- tell me? >> primaries, they are...
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if the senate does not get their bill, a tough. obama has got to stop campaigning and start leading. host: a producer with fox news just sent this week. -- this tweet. now, david dreier is retiring. he will not be in congress come thursday. as rules committee chair, he has 35 more hours or so of being the chair, and then a new chair will be coming in. representative tom gray, a republican from georgia, tweets. ryan, california city, calif., independent. caller: even if we pass this resolution and we do not go over the fiscal cliff, the tax hikes, even if they are on people who make $450,000 or less, that is what small businesses are. that would kill them. the capital gains taxes and raise. the bill is like a small book to read today, but i have gotten through the majority of it and it looks like they are just postponing the majority of the issues. we are not going to cut any spending. we're going to raise revenues. is defenseutting revenue, and that is not what the majority of spending goes to any more. it goes to entitlements. we
if the senate does not get their bill, a tough. obama has got to stop campaigning and start leading. host: a producer with fox news just sent this week. -- this tweet. now, david dreier is retiring. he will not be in congress come thursday. as rules committee chair, he has 35 more hours or so of being the chair, and then a new chair will be coming in. representative tom gray, a republican from georgia, tweets. ryan, california city, calif., independent. caller: even if we pass this resolution...
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the democrat led senate is expected to pass the bill on new year's eve. the republican led house says it will not vote on the bill before the midnight deadline. members of congress are expected to work on a stop gap measure to prevent any serious fiscal impact. the fiscal cliff has become a term many people even outside the financial markets are talking about. if the u.s. economy falls off this cliff, ripple effects are expected. >> reporter: the term fiscal cliff has been making headlines recently. here's a brief explanation. it's a term used to refer to the economic fallout that might occur because of policy divisions in the u.s. congress. if democrats and republicans cannot come to an agreement on resolving the fiscal cliff by year end, sudden tax increases and drastic budget cuts will take effect and would dramatically slow the u.s. economy. let's look into the two main components of the fiscal cliff. first, taxes. democrats want to let tax cuts for the wealthy to expire but republicans are generally opposed to the plan. individuals would be hit with
the democrat led senate is expected to pass the bill on new year's eve. the republican led house says it will not vote on the bill before the midnight deadline. members of congress are expected to work on a stop gap measure to prevent any serious fiscal impact. the fiscal cliff has become a term many people even outside the financial markets are talking about. if the u.s. economy falls off this cliff, ripple effects are expected. >> reporter: the term fiscal cliff has been making...
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could that effect support of the bill? >> reporter: it might. president obama chastised in his speech congress for taking too long to get the deal done. but he also threw something out at republicans saying if they think that spending cuts is the only thing that's going to reduce the deficit, they have another thing coming and that basically references the $16.5 trillion in debt which is the next issue on the table. a lot of republicans were offended and it could antagonize enough of them to jeopardize an "up" vote on this bill to get it done. >> they are making progress. that's a good sign in the new year. we see what the house says today. tara mergener live on this new year's day in washington, thank you. >>> and that's how they rang in 2013. about a million people in all over the world got the times square treatment. new york's crystal ball dropped into the new year. it was cold but worth it they say to join the party. looks like the weather cooperated for a spectacular night of fireworks along the waterfront in san francisco. they jammed the
could that effect support of the bill? >> reporter: it might. president obama chastised in his speech congress for taking too long to get the deal done. but he also threw something out at republicans saying if they think that spending cuts is the only thing that's going to reduce the deficit, they have another thing coming and that basically references the $16.5 trillion in debt which is the next issue on the table. a lot of republicans were offended and it could antagonize enough of them...
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president barack obama gave a conference earlier on new year's eve. he said he was optimistic that senators could reach a compromise. >> now today it appears that an agreement to prevent this new year's tax hike is within sight. but it's not done. there are still issues left to resolve, but we're hopeful that congress can get it done. >> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said the two parties had reached an agreement on taxes. they are believed to have agreed to extend tax cuts for middle income earners. people earning more than $450,000 per year will see their taxes go up. that's far higher than obama's original proposal. they have yet to agree to suspend spending cuts. the democrat led senate is expected to pass the bill on new year's eve. the republican led house says it will not vote on the bill before the midnight deadline. members of congress are expected to work on a stop gap measure to prevent any serious fiscal impact. the fiscal cliff has become a term many people even outside the financial markets are talking about. if the u.s. econom
president barack obama gave a conference earlier on new year's eve. he said he was optimistic that senators could reach a compromise. >> now today it appears that an agreement to prevent this new year's tax hike is within sight. but it's not done. there are still issues left to resolve, but we're hopeful that congress can get it done. >> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said the two parties had reached an agreement on taxes. they are believed to have agreed to extend tax...
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thing to do for the country. >> senators passed the bill with 89-8. after months of wrangling, lawmakers ended their deadlock. >> i know i can speak for my conference when i say we don't think taxes should go up on anyone. but if we knew if we did nothing they would be going up on everyone. >> the bill heads to the republican controlled house of representatives and could come to a vote later today but it is far from certain that it will pass. president obama urged members to back the deal though it falls short of what he originally sought. >> my preference would have been to solve all of the problems in the context of a larger agreement, bigger deal, a grand bargain, whatever you want to call it that solves our deficit problems in a responsible way. does not just deal with the taxes but deals with the spending so that we can put it behind us and focus on just growing our economy. >> the plan would permanently raise taxes on households making more than $450,000 while continuing tax breaks from businesses and extend unemployment benefits through 2013 an
thing to do for the country. >> senators passed the bill with 89-8. after months of wrangling, lawmakers ended their deadlock. >> i know i can speak for my conference when i say we don't think taxes should go up on anyone. but if we knew if we did nothing they would be going up on everyone. >> the bill heads to the republican controlled house of representatives and could come to a vote later today but it is far from certain that it will pass. president obama urged members to...
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that's what they did with obama care. that's how the senate has done on a bipartisan basis, tax bills for i think the last 30 years. they deem this stuff -- they voted. they go home and say, look what we accomplished. nobody knows what's in the bill. none of the details are clear. there have been no hearings, no mark ups no amendments. this is as bad as the original obama passing a $780 billion stimulus that nobody had read. or nancy pelosi saying you have to pass the bill to know what's in it. i don't think any republican ought to be touching this stuff. >> mr. speaker, hold on for a second. alley vels i velshi is with us. >> speaker, sorry to bother you while you're on vacation. listen, you called this an artificial creation of washington. you have actually suggested the many things that make up the fiscal cliff be divided up and tackles separately. i want you to listen to what president obama said earlier today and get your comment on it. let's listen to this. >> we're going to solve this problem instead in several ste
that's what they did with obama care. that's how the senate has done on a bipartisan basis, tax bills for i think the last 30 years. they deem this stuff -- they voted. they go home and say, look what we accomplished. nobody knows what's in the bill. none of the details are clear. there have been no hearings, no mark ups no amendments. this is as bad as the original obama passing a $780 billion stimulus that nobody had read. or nancy pelosi saying you have to pass the bill to know what's in it....
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the country and encouraged the house to pass the bill right away. abc news, washington. >>> medicare reimbursement could take a hit if the fiscal cliff is not averted. reimbursements to doctors will be cut by nearly 30% beginning today because congress may have failed to make the adjustments for medicare payments. it could mean more doctors refewing to treat medicare patients. >>> 2013 will be remembered as landmark year for same sex couples and many couldn't wait to get to city hall at the stroke of midnight. today is a big day as same sex marriage can officially happen in the state. sherrie johnson is live downtown where couples were lined up to say their i dos it was a big morning for many. >> reporter: that's right. a little after midnight 7 same sex couples gathered right here in downtown baltimore at city hall to say their eye dos. this is definitely a historic day for maryland. the couples waited patiently at city hall to say their vows. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake hosted some of the marriages for same sex couples and perform the
the country and encouraged the house to pass the bill right away. abc news, washington. >>> medicare reimbursement could take a hit if the fiscal cliff is not averted. reimbursements to doctors will be cut by nearly 30% beginning today because congress may have failed to make the adjustments for medicare payments. it could mean more doctors refewing to treat medicare patients. >>> 2013 will be remembered as landmark year for same sex couples and many couldn't wait to get to...
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the house voted yesterday in favor of a senate bill to boost slightly president obama's $72 billion budget request for intelligence agencies. that's down from about $80 billion in 2012. >>> if you look at your 401(k), you may find 2012 was a pretty goodyear for your investments. stocks performed surprisingly well last year despite concerns about the global economy. most posted double-digit gains. stocks were up about 1.7% yesterday. >>> people are celebrating the new year around the world. tens of thousands of revelers watched the fireworks at the seattle space needle in washington state. they rang in the new year at 3:00 this morning our time. >>> from one part of the world we go to another. nato troops serving in afghanistan celebrated the new year with a party. soldiers from different countries gathered in kabul for a dance party. looks like everybody had a good time. dancing and relaxing. nato has more than 100,000 troops in afghanistan, including 66,000 from the u.s. nato will withdraw almost all of its forces there by 2014. >>> closer to home, 7,000 people celebrated the new year at
the house voted yesterday in favor of a senate bill to boost slightly president obama's $72 billion budget request for intelligence agencies. that's down from about $80 billion in 2012. >>> if you look at your 401(k), you may find 2012 was a pretty goodyear for your investments. stocks performed surprisingly well last year despite concerns about the global economy. most posted double-digit gains. stocks were up about 1.7% yesterday. >>> people are celebrating the new year...
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president obama praised the agreements. coats to place on the other side of the capital on issues other than the so-called fiscal cliff. -- votes took place on the other side of the capital. extra cash for the fight against al qaeda and the fight against foreign governments trying to spy on the united states. mike rogers said the bill holds personnel levels at last year's level. dutch ruppersberger said the bill invests in programs that are working and cuts things that are not. the house meets today at noon eastern. watch the house live on c-span tv. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> a lot of people that i know looking back on the last 40 years will say that ever since apollo, the space program has been a jobs program. how many jobs can we get in your district, in your state? the space shuttle passed by one vote because it was passed all around the country. we had people working different -- working in different places. i can tell you some pretty brutal stories about the politics that g
president obama praised the agreements. coats to place on the other side of the capital on issues other than the so-called fiscal cliff. -- votes took place on the other side of the capital. extra cash for the fight against al qaeda and the fight against foreign governments trying to spy on the united states. mike rogers said the bill holds personnel levels at last year's level. dutch ruppersberger said the bill invests in programs that are working and cuts things that are not. the house meets...
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set him up as the good democrat against obama's bad democrat. what happened, the good democrat stole the show, vouches for the bad democrat and disarmed an awful lot of. ares are saying about president obama. >> chris hayes, the mvp of the campaign? >> the mvp of the obama campaign was rick per prip it was rick perry's entrance to the race that pushed mitt romney to take the tackically wise but strategically stupid step of going full out elegant. >> tackically wise for that moment. >> for that moment. it totally destroyed rick perry. he dispatched rick perry with that rhetoric with the $100,000 subdiddy to the illegals, the dream act which unallowed undocumented students to go to the university and pay in-state tuition. romney destroyed rick perry on that issue. but it was in the rhetoric he deployed there i think he sealed his fate in the general election with latinos who he got blown out in and provided a huge margin in a lot of swing states. >> great point. my choice is, of course, the anonymous videographer who captured the 47% tape which is
set him up as the good democrat against obama's bad democrat. what happened, the good democrat stole the show, vouches for the bad democrat and disarmed an awful lot of. ares are saying about president obama. >> chris hayes, the mvp of the campaign? >> the mvp of the obama campaign was rick per prip it was rick perry's entrance to the race that pushed mitt romney to take the tackically wise but strategically stupid step of going full out elegant. >> tackically wise for that...
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obama's signature. barbara boxer an dianne feinstein sponsored the bill. the monuments receive less funding and afford fewer protections to wildlife than national parks. >>> a rough start to the new year at point reyes national seashore, where a road is closed. a large gap opened up on limentour road. a culvert under the road failed. the closure is affecting access to the beach, sky and coast trailheads and the point reyes hostile but all park facilities and trams remain -- and trails and remains -- remains closed. >>> if you are a pg&e customer you will see changes in your bill this month. starting today, electric bills are going up about 2%. gas rates, they are going down, almost 6%. however, those lower gas prices, they won't last long. next month, pg&e will raise gas rates about 2%. that will help pay for pipeline safety upgray. they were mandated by state regulators after the deadly 2010 pipeline explosion in san bruno. >>> well -- well, san francisco's tree recycling program begin tomorrow. if you
obama's signature. barbara boxer an dianne feinstein sponsored the bill. the monuments receive less funding and afford fewer protections to wildlife than national parks. >>> a rough start to the new year at point reyes national seashore, where a road is closed. a large gap opened up on limentour road. a culvert under the road failed. the closure is affecting access to the beach, sky and coast trailheads and the point reyes hostile but all park facilities and trams remain -- and trails...
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. >> know what makes barack obama happy? newt gingrich's backage. $1.6 million. gingrich not only teamed up with nancy pelosi on global warming, but together, they co-sponsored a bill that gave $60 million a year to china's brutal one-child policy. >> i don't think they work in presidential elections in october. but those ads out there -- tell me? >> primaries, they are deadly. particularly in republican primaries. that is particular for newt gingrich was devastating. it hit -- it was the kitchen sink. it threw it all in there. >> what did it say in there that you didn't like? >> it said he's an insider, he's a washington pal. and, look, he even pals around with nancy pelosi. didn't we just fire her? >> didn't you see those loving looks? >> you know, real quick on that. the interesting thing, if i were to pivot off of that caption of him and nancy together because that's what the people are looking for. that partnership working, getting things done. >> but they were talking about global warming. >> the other thing about that ad, that was symbolic of the entire mi
. >> know what makes barack obama happy? newt gingrich's backage. $1.6 million. gingrich not only teamed up with nancy pelosi on global warming, but together, they co-sponsored a bill that gave $60 million a year to china's brutal one-child policy. >> i don't think they work in presidential elections in october. but those ads out there -- tell me? >> primaries, they are deadly. particularly in republican primaries. that is particular for newt gingrich was devastating. it hit...
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the senate passes a bill to 89-8 vote. ppesident n "the right thing to doofor our country" as patti ann browne reports... now the legislation moves on to the house where it's future remains uncertain. (pkg) senate lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in avor of leggslatn to avert the fissal cliif.. vicee president joe biden in a vvsit toothe capitol monday pnghtt..explaining the pact he pegotiated with senate minority leader mitcc mcconnnll. prior to thhe he felt confident about the d - deaa but stayed aaay from making any firm predictions. vice president biden "...having been in the sennte as long as i have, there's two things you ssouldn't do: you &psenate's oing to vote before lot of money. and number two: you surely shouldn't redict how the house is goong to vote. but i ffellvery, very good..." i passed by theehouse, the deal would sttp mostttax increasee and spending cuts aimed at the pentagon andddomestic reid / (d-nv)"...i've said all along the ost important priority is to protect middle class families. this class familie
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, but then the speaker will decide if he's going to take up this bill as is, or if enough republicans want to change it, amend it, send it back no the senate. the expectation all along through the fiscal cliff negotiations, whatever would pass the house would do so with democratic and republican support. ultimately up to the speaker whether he wants to put it on the floor. >> and the house reconvenes at noon eastern time. a lot going on. watching that all day. thank you very much. >>> let's talk to someone who if the house takes it up, will vote on a fiscal cliff deal previously said he was against letting any bush era tax cuts expire. good morning, sir. happy new year. if you get this bill today, are you going to vote for it? >> well, thank you, glad to be on "early start" this morning. i've got to see, just as the speak every said, we have to read the bill. we have to know what's in the 157 pages and look at it carefully. the speaker will put it on the floor if there is enough republican support for it, but not ready to accept it lock, stock, and barrel. it could be amended, sent ba
, but then the speaker will decide if he's going to take up this bill as is, or if enough republicans want to change it, amend it, send it back no the senate. the expectation all along through the fiscal cliff negotiations, whatever would pass the house would do so with democratic and republican support. ultimately up to the speaker whether he wants to put it on the floor. >> and the house reconvenes at noon eastern time. a lot going on. watching that all day. thank you very much....
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that's $200,000 higher than the threshold president barack obama originally proposed. that is the senate deal postponed by two months, the spending cuts that are scheduled to start on january 1st. the senate passed the bill on two tuesday, two hours after the december 31st deadline. members of the republican-led house of representatives will vote on the bill on tuesday. lawmakers are expected to work on a stopgap measure to ensure the impact of the suspended tax cuts is minimal. >>> doctors treating hillary clinton say they have found a blood clot between her brain and skull. but they say she is making an excellent recovery. staff at a hospital in new york issued a statement on monday, a day after clinton arrived for treatment. last month, doctors diagnosed her with a concussion after a stomach virus caused her to become dehydrated and faint. she had been resting at home since then. medical personnel say an mri revealed a clot in a vein between clinton's right here but they say she did not suffer a stroke or any neurological damage. they say she is in good spirits and
that's $200,000 higher than the threshold president barack obama originally proposed. that is the senate deal postponed by two months, the spending cuts that are scheduled to start on january 1st. the senate passed the bill on two tuesday, two hours after the december 31st deadline. members of the republican-led house of representatives will vote on the bill on tuesday. lawmakers are expected to work on a stopgap measure to ensure the impact of the suspended tax cuts is minimal. >>>...
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>> reporter: i think one of the reasons the president's aides would like the house to take up the bill today, that could allow mr. obama to return to hawaii where you point out his family has been since before christmas. mr. obama left hawaii late the night after christmas of the he has been here ever since, even though it was vice president biden who eventually worked out the deal with senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. aides haven't announced whether the president will return, but if he did he could get a couple more days with his wife and daughters and a couple more rounds of golf. the president can sign the legislation in hawaii. that is not the issue but the appearance might not be good if he returns to hawaii before the matter is resolved. the spending fight begins anew soon after his inauguration when he has to ask congress to extend the nation's debt ceiling, rick. rick: it never ends. wendell goler live in front of the white house. wendell, thanks. heather: and more now on the fallout from the fiscal cliff deal as we take a look at the major players on both side of the
>> reporter: i think one of the reasons the president's aides would like the house to take up the bill today, that could allow mr. obama to return to hawaii where you point out his family has been since before christmas. mr. obama left hawaii late the night after christmas of the he has been here ever since, even though it was vice president biden who eventually worked out the deal with senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. aides haven't announced whether the president will return,...
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president obama announced that no one got everything they wanted and wants the house to pass it. >> we find ourself with a bill that does not reflect financial wisdom but the spirit that per veighs this town. the time to confront this is not now but later, we'll do the right thing then. >> some republicans are suggesting amending the bill that the senate passed and adding spending cuts in that bill. this will have to happen by noon thursday when this congress ends and the new one is sworn in or the whole thing starts over again. the sequestration cuts take effect as the tax cuts -- in fact, they have already taken effect. >> thank you. so what do americans think of the job that congress is doing to solve this fiscal crisis? agoal goal went out to find out. >> they don't think much of what is going on in the building behind me. we crossed the river into virginia and the fact that the fiscal cliff deal is still not done comes to no surprise from everyone you're about to hear from. we traveled to the north side social in arlington with one goal. we asked people for one word to describe co
president obama announced that no one got everything they wanted and wants the house to pass it. >> we find ourself with a bill that does not reflect financial wisdom but the spirit that per veighs this town. the time to confront this is not now but later, we'll do the right thing then. >> some republicans are suggesting amending the bill that the senate passed and adding spending cuts in that bill. this will have to happen by noon thursday when this congress ends and the new one is...
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so i think their theory is, we pushed, obama bent, let's ping-pong the bill back and let's see if they bend a little more. i think what that misses is an immense pressure, not democrats and republicans on the left that won't let them play ping-pong with the bill. >> can the democrats accept the little ping-pong right now in the next 24 hours? let's say the house passes the senate version with one amendment that calls for specific additional spending cuts and it goes to the senate, be do you think that's doable? >> it depends on what those spending cuts are and i think that the leaders in the senate will look at it because i think the american people do deserve for leaders to be responsible and here's where i think the republicans are really going wrong on two front. this is so politically perilous for them. they lost the election in november because the american people didn't think that republicans understood what they are going through and if they are now the ones who are the architects of all of us going over the cliff and for millions of americans taxes to go up, that's going to be
so i think their theory is, we pushed, obama bent, let's ping-pong the bill back and let's see if they bend a little more. i think what that misses is an immense pressure, not democrats and republicans on the left that won't let them play ping-pong with the bill. >> can the democrats accept the little ping-pong right now in the next 24 hours? let's say the house passes the senate version with one amendment that calls for specific additional spending cuts and it goes to the senate, be do...
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tougher. >> the fact that we're not where we need to on this is disgusting. >> reporter: president obama said he want taxes and spending cuts at the same time. >> but with this congress that was a little too much to hope for at this time. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has not publicly endorsed the deal. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> now, the house is set to reconvene today at 9 a.m. pacific time. a house vote is expected today or tomorrow. >>> what a night. no fog this year, perfectly clear last night for fireworks along the waterfront here in san francisco. it's beautiful out there. a lot of people showed up for the 15-minute display and jammed the streets near the bob barker. when it was all over, i think most of them are still out there, it was crowded getting into work today but there was some violence during the new year's celebration here in the city. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in san francisco with the problems police had with the new year's crowd and has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. happy new year. san francisco police had their hands full be
tougher. >> the fact that we're not where we need to on this is disgusting. >> reporter: president obama said he want taxes and spending cuts at the same time. >> but with this congress that was a little too much to hope for at this time. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has not publicly endorsed the deal. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> now, the house is set to reconvene today at 9 a.m. pacific time. a house vote is expected today or tomorrow....
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approving the bill to head off tax increases and spending cuts. president obama asking the house to pass it without delay. nancy cordes is on capitol hill now. nancy, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. technically we did go over the fiscal cliff at midnight this morning. but that is likely to be temporary if the house votes in favor of that bill later today. the senate as you mentioned voted overwhelmingly around 2:00 in the morning by a vote of 89-8. almost all democrats and republicans voting yes on a deal that would make permanent the bush era tax cuts for people earning up to $400,000 a year and couples earning up to $450,000 a year. this was a deal that was worked out by vice president biden and senate leaders. the house speaker hasn't said that the house will definitely vote in favor of it today, but democrats at least are saying they expect almost all of their members to vote yes. terrell? >> nancy cordes on capitol hill, nancy, thank you so much. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton spent new year's eve in the hospi
approving the bill to head off tax increases and spending cuts. president obama asking the house to pass it without delay. nancy cordes is on capitol hill now. nancy, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. technically we did go over the fiscal cliff at midnight this morning. but that is likely to be temporary if the house votes in favor of that bill later today. the senate as you mentioned voted overwhelmingly around 2:00 in the morning by a vote of 89-8. almost all...
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president obama asking the house to pass it without delay. nancy cordes is on capitol hill this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. technically we did go over the fiscal cliff at midnight this morning, but that is likely to be temporary if the house votes in favor of that bill later today. the senate as you mentioned, voted overwhelmingly around 2:00 in the morning by a vote of 89-8, almost all democrats and republicans voting yes on a deal that would make permanent the bush era tax cuts for people earning up to $400,000 a year and couples earning up to $450,000 a year. this was a deal that was worked out by vice president biden and senate leaders. the house speaker hasn't said that the house will definitely vote in favor of it today, but democrats at least are saying they expect almost all of their members to vote yes. terrell. >> nancy cordes on capitol hill. thank you so much. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton spent new year's eve in the hospital being treated for a blood clot in her skull. margaret brenn
president obama asking the house to pass it without delay. nancy cordes is on capitol hill this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. technically we did go over the fiscal cliff at midnight this morning, but that is likely to be temporary if the house votes in favor of that bill later today. the senate as you mentioned, voted overwhelmingly around 2:00 in the morning by a vote of 89-8, almost all democrats and republicans voting yes on a deal that would make...
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$110 billion in spending cuts that were due to kick in today for another two months but because the bill doesn't address spending, getting it passed in the house will be much tougher. >> the fact that we're not where we need to be on revenues is disgusting. it's just disgusting. >> reporter: president obama says he wanted a grand bargain that dealt with taxes and spending cuts at the same time. >> but with this congress, that was obviously a little too much to hope for at this time. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has not publicly yet endorsed the deal. >>> the white house issued a statement after this morning's senate vote. in part it reads while neither democrats or republicans got everything they wanted, this agreement is the right thing to do for our country and this house should pass it without delay. >>> a local police department is starting the new year in mourning. a warrenton father leaves behind three grieving children and saddened neighbors. >> reporter: officer chris young was on his way to another call when this terrible crash happened right here behind me in bristow
$110 billion in spending cuts that were due to kick in today for another two months but because the bill doesn't address spending, getting it passed in the house will be much tougher. >> the fact that we're not where we need to be on revenues is disgusting. it's just disgusting. >> reporter: president obama says he wanted a grand bargain that dealt with taxes and spending cuts at the same time. >> but with this congress, that was obviously a little too much to hope for at this...
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what did each side get and have to give with this bill and can either side claim victory here? >> well, i think both sides can claim victory but also both sides lost on certain respects. president obama obviously for five, six years he's been talking about this $250,000 income threshold and he did lose on that. but he did get the principle of raising rates. he didn't get the debt ceiling increase incorporated into the agreement so that is something that is going to have to come up again in two months. republicans managed to contain the tax increases to half of what president obama had asked speaker boehner for. only about $600 billion. so everyone has a chance to say they won or lost. the important thing i think here is that they all have a shot at this again in two months and so boehner can say to his republicans, you know, we have a chance for more leverage with debt ceiling debate and also the spending cuts debate that's coming up in two months. and obama can tell his people we're going to stand firm and go for that next $600 billion -- you know, $600 billion in tax increase
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class families and started emphasizing all of the things that he got in the bill -- extension of some of the tax credits for education, for clean energy that he got in the stimulus package, his administration, when he said that we are going to seek more revenue, when the big discussion of spending cuts ripens in the next couple of months before the debt ceiling that was an important signal to democrats that you may not like what i got in this deal. you may think we're not getting enough tax revenue from affluent americans, but i'm going to go after more when we talk about cutting spending on issues of the major entitlement programs, including medicare and social security. he was trying to buck up democrats who are not happy with this deal. and i think vice president biden is doing that right at this moment with senate democrats. >> well, the vice president is certainly getting the lion's share, you know, of credit maybe. but certainly attention surrounding this issue. take us through the relationship between him and minority leader mitch mcconnell who personally requested his particip
class families and started emphasizing all of the things that he got in the bill -- extension of some of the tax credits for education, for clean energy that he got in the stimulus package, his administration, when he said that we are going to seek more revenue, when the big discussion of spending cuts ripens in the next couple of months before the debt ceiling that was an important signal to democrats that you may not like what i got in this deal. you may think we're not getting enough tax...
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this is the guy who said his main objective prior to 2012 was getting president obama unelected. that didn't happen obviously. he just looked like an obstructionist. now he is playing a productive role getting some things done for the nation. >> now, it looks like in this deal the senate bill punts a lot of things down the road and we could see a debt ceiling debate in the near future. >> yes. >> how can we avoid the kind of brinksmanship we've just seen in the issues we've got moving forward? >> i'm not sure we can avoid it. that is why this deal, it is going to be a relief for the markets that there is some deal that doesn't involve tax increases for most people. it puts off most of the big issues. i mean, if anything was going to happen, it was going to be that the middle class tax cuts would be extended and perhaps permanently which looks like we're seeing. that was the low hanging fruit in this, the easy part. the hard things all have been pushed off. we know we'll have a big battle over the borrowing limit being extended toward the end of february beginning of march. that w
this is the guy who said his main objective prior to 2012 was getting president obama unelected. that didn't happen obviously. he just looked like an obstructionist. now he is playing a productive role getting some things done for the nation. >> now, it looks like in this deal the senate bill punts a lot of things down the road and we could see a debt ceiling debate in the near future. >> yes. >> how can we avoid the kind of brinksmanship we've just seen in the issues we've...
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let me ask you about the bill. what -- from what you have seen of it so far, yes vote or no vote? >> i'm a no vote, but until we see the details, we're reading reports, i will say most folks might resume a member of congress has those details. we're reading media reports, nothing on websites out there. it locks like a no. looks like typical insider deal for washington, d.c., where they getly 89 votes in the senate, but at the end of the day, our debt will get bigger, spending will go up. taxes will increase, and americans will continue to be very upset at washington. >> some sense -- i've been asking colleagues this morning. you have sense if you get past the tax stuff, the politicized part of the discussion, you can correct some attention to spending and entitlement cuts? >> i'm not very hopeful or optimistic on that at all. but with the coming of the real debt ceiling, perhaps in late february, early march, we'll have a real debate about it, but if you look back 17 months ago, washington came to a deal, and as a result, they said they would cut spending. the spending they promis
let me ask you about the bill. what -- from what you have seen of it so far, yes vote or no vote? >> i'm a no vote, but until we see the details, we're reading reports, i will say most folks might resume a member of congress has those details. we're reading media reports, nothing on websites out there. it locks like a no. looks like typical insider deal for washington, d.c., where they getly 89 votes in the senate, but at the end of the day, our debt will get bigger, spending will go up....
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, to mislead the american republic -- public with this cynical bill. that's why we are here this morning, to clarify the president's action. this was not at our behest, and we are rejecting this measure today to increase congress' salary. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from reserves. the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: thank you, mr. chairman. i must say i appreciate the gentlelady's point about cynicism. but federal workers and the american public might be forgiven for thinking it is cynical to be decrying a last-minute deal necessitated by the fact that the house has been out for 15 of the last 19 weeks in recess instead of doing its business here on the house of the floor, which is why we are here today. by the way i also want to appreciate, because i know it wasn't a cheap shot, i know that the distinguished chairman of the committee was simply trying to inform me of the fact that a bill i was not aware of was introduced yesterday. if there is a clean bill introduced by my friends from minnes
, to mislead the american republic -- public with this cynical bill. that's why we are here this morning, to clarify the president's action. this was not at our behest, and we are rejecting this measure today to increase congress' salary. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from reserves. the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: thank you, mr. chairman. i must say i appreciate the gentlelady's point about cynicism. but federal workers and the...